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Keeping Course:
Actions and Solutions for a Messy World

A 15-hour North-South, East-West marathon virtual discussions for leading minds across the globe.

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Global Town Hall provides high-caliber discussions and debates on the state of the world involving leading minds worldwide. It aims to expose global citizens to various perspectives and ideas on addressing global challenges.

Since 2020, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia initiated and has been running the international consortium of reputable think tanks, universities, civil society organizations, and non-governmental organizations to convene the Global Town Hall. It is a collaborative effort between more than 150 participating partners from around the globe. Since 2022, the Global Town Hall has been convened by FPCI in partnership with Global Citizen.

Global Town Hall has gathered over 30,000 people from over 140 countries. The virtual conference featured speeches from the President of the European Commission, Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Australia, China, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates, France, South Africa, India, Russia, and the leaders of various international organizations.
 

Conference Agenda 2024

Conference Agenda

Session

Opening Ceremony

Keynote Speech

H.E. José Ramos-Horta

Session 1

State of the World 2024

Session 2

AI & Digital Tech: How Can the Global South Benefit Equally?

Session 3

The Promise of Universality: A North-South Debate on How to Promote And Protect Human Rights for All

Keynote Speech

Senator the Hon. Penny Wong

Session 4

The Largest Voting Year in History: What is Wrong with Democracy? What is Right with Democracy?

Keynote Speech

H.E. José Manuel Albares Bueno

Session 5

Eyes on Palestine and Ukraine: Valuable Lessons for the Present and Future World Order

Keynote Speech

Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham

Session 6

Moving Global Financial Reform Forward: Make it Work for the Global South!

Keynote Speech

H.E. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Session 7

Put on Your Seatbelt! Anticipating Greater Geopolitical Turbulence Ahead and Finding Ways to Calm the Storm

Keynote Speech

Melissa Fleming

Session 8

Heal the World: Last-Mile Issues and New Challenges

Keynote Speech

Monika Froehler

Session 9

Food for Thought: Recipes for Global Food Security Amidst Crisis

Keynote Speech

Rosângela 'Janja' da Silva

Session 10

Countdown to Baku and Belém: Can the Next Two COPs Deliver on Climate Action?

Keynote Speech

Sarah Ferguson

Session 11A

Special Conversation with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs on The UN Summit of the Future

Session 11B

The UN Summit of the Future: Whose Future and Who Shapes It?

Session 12

The Bridgetown Initiative: Fireside Conversation with The Hon. Kerrie Symmonds

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Closing Ceremony

Initiator

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